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Looks very cool! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Can you tell us, where you buyed the rotary knop? Maybe with a link?

I have to admit I wasn't too happy with the encoder and the knob but I didn't find anything better (encoder) or better fitting (knob).

The encoder is a pretty standard rotary encoder as you can find them on Amazon, Conrad etc. max2play also sell one of these on their web site. I bought several from several sources (they come at around $2.50) and they were all the same.
It's a bit shaky and it has very noticeable stepping and it only has 24 steps per rotation which is why for my setup I used both flanks of the signal effectively doubling the volume increase per rotation but also reducing accuracy. For a more hifi-like project (I'm planning one for next year or so, think Transporter replacement) I'm definitely going to look for a better encoder but they are really hard to find and they are expensive. Like 50-100$ or so if you only buy one. There doesn't seem to be a mid-price segment.

I wasn't 100% happy with it either. It's essentially a plastic knob with an aluminum inner ring for mounting and it wasn't sitting tight on this ring, I added some rubber to the fitting of the aluminum ring to make it sit tight.
But it was what looked best with the radio.

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I bought three or four from different sources and they all turned out to be the same

What I like about this one a bit more is that it has a metal shaft but I don't know whether that actually makes a difference

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learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and
Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App,
at penguinlovesmusic.comNew: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch

Does it rotate more than 360 ? Can it do several turns or spin endlessly, can you make up for the shakiness by having several turns represent 100% volume ? Several products with encoders I've seen does that .

Building the Tivoli Squeezebox Radio

IR is definitely not for me. And for device to be carried around that would be another device you have to take with you.

I've tried to place the half a dozen or so Squeezebox IR remotes I have around my place but still neither me nor my better half are ever using them

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learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and
Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App,
at penguinlovesmusic.comNew: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch

Building the Tivoli Squeezebox Radio

Yes. That was the idea. She takes it out on the balcony and into the garden.
That's why the WiFi performance was so important, too.

She usually has her iPad with her for reading so can use that to switch channels (she mostly listens to radio) but most of the time it's really just turning it on/off or changing the volume.

One of the reasons she wanted it was that while she mostly listens to radio not all of her favorite stations are still available through FM or cable so when she realized she can play them again through the stereo when she got her first Squeezebox device she wanted an "everywhere" radio, too.

I could have bought a used Logitech Radio on eBay but that really doesn't fit her furnishing style

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learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and
Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App,
at penguinlovesmusic.comNew: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch